{
  "id": 9681285,
  "title": "MACC chief calls for research findings to shape policies, institutions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/macc-chief-calls-for-research-findings-to-shape-policies-institutions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:51:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1540715/macc-chief-calls-research-findings-shape-policies-institutions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner, Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman, has emphasized that research findings on governance, integrity, and anti-corruption issues should inform policy and institutional improvements. From 2020 to 2025, 50 research topics were selected and studied by local research entities under the National Centre for Governance, Integrity and Anti-Corruption (GIACC) through grants. Halim highlighted the importance of research in identifying system weaknesses, assessing risks, measuring policy effectiveness, and suggesting sustainable improvements. He stressed that public policy formulation should be bolstered through high-quality research, accurate data, and thorough analysis to ensure decisions genuinely benefit the nation and its citizens. Halim reiterated that this approach aligns with the international trend of evidence-based policymaking, which relies on evidence, data, and objective evaluations. He also mentioned that research findings have been showcased at national-level research conferences, creating a platform for researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders to engage in discussions. To enhance the utilization of research findings beyond conference presentations, Halim's MACC developed a compilation report encompassing research presented from 2022 to 2025. He expressed his hope that this report would continue to serve as a valuable reference for policy formulation, system enhancement, and the creation of evidence-based anti-corruption strategies. The 5th National Governance, Integrity and Anti-Corruption Research Conference, themed \"Madani as a Catalyst for Integrity-Based Governance Towards a Corruption-Free Malaysia,\" brought together researchers from six public universities - IIUM, UiTM, UKM, UPM, USM, and USIM - to present their findings in strategic areas relevant to national development.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: Findings from research into governance, integrity and anti-corruption issues should be translated into policies and institutional improvements, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Datuk Seri Abd Halim Aman, MACC chief, urges research to inform policies and institutions.",
    "50 research topics studied 2020-2025 by GIACC through grants.",
    "Halim emphasizes evidence-based policymaking based on research findings."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The MACC chief's push for research-driven policymaking signals a move towards evidence-based governance, where data and objective evaluations will play a greater role in shaping Malaysia's anti-corruption strategies and institutional improvements.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}